My wife and I are both retirees, As such we are members of the most vulnerable part of the population. So we take the self quarantine orders seriously. The interesting thing about that is that , for us, it entails remarkably little inconvenience. We keep each other company, and we have our 2 dogs. Our … More Corona Virus – House Arrest
Once again, there has been a long break between posts. This time it was because I have been so involved in getting my new book ready for release. the major cause for delay has been discovering a number of things that my regular spelling and grammar checker did not find. Here are a few examples: … More Proof Reading
I haven’t posted anything here for a month or so. There was good reason. Our daughter, who lives in Newton, Massachusetts, came for a visit. Her husband and three boys came, too. We spent a lot of time with them. And when we weren’t with them, we spent time planning or preparing for the next … More A Heart-Warming Pause
In his new book Jared Kushner claims that separating the Territorial dispute from the Jerusalem issue was a key element leading to the Abraham Accords. Too bad he didn’t take his thinking one step further and also break the refugee issue away from the territorial dispute. The whole world (including the Arabs) knows that the … More One More Tiny Step
It seemed to have started with the Israeli Defense Forces arresting the local head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Jenin. That was on Thursday. The PIJ is a pseudo-political Islamist terror group based mostly in the Gaza strip. They immediately demanded the release of their leader, and backed it up with threats of … More Local Tensions
This week there was a scrabble tournament in Jerusalem. It was held at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. We hadn’t visited this location for a few years. It has changed very much in the time we were away. It has developed into a really lovely place to visit. There are two cafes there. We had lunch … More Still Playing Scrabble
This is my Japanese Camouflage cross-reference.It gives a link to all my posts on the subject.It is posted here to make it easier for readers to reach the ships or sections they want to see. Part 1 lists names of my posts, followed by a URL reference to the post’ Part 2 lists ship names … More Japanese Ship Camouflage – Cross Reference
I have decided not to publish my data on Japanese Ship Camouflage in book form. In order for it not to be lost, I am posting All my remaining diagrams here. I will add another post to provide cross references to help locate specific ships in this, and earlier, posts. The material below is my … More Japanese Ship Camouflage WWII – Final Update
This post is in answer to a request for photos of some of the models I have up for sale. They are almost all painted by me and identification lettering was done by hand. I have had some of them for many years. This is especially true of the ones made of wood. When I … More Pictures of Some of My Models
The UN has a lot of sub-organizations. Most deal with specific aspects of international cooperation. In common with most bureaucratic organizations, the first order of business for many of them is to ensure that they continue to exist. This is being written because one such organization, in particular, has continued to function long past the … More Time to Clean Up a Bureaucracy
Considering that I am part of the older community and regarded as being more at risk than most the virus wasn’t very unpleasant. It did restrict my breathing on the first day, but little else. I never had a fever. Being in isolation could have been a problem, but I was in a room with … More No Longer Contagious
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